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Genetic variation cues social anxiety in monkeys and humans

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 14, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 5

A genetic variation involving the brain chemical serotonin has been found to shape the social behavior of rhesus macaque monkeys, which could provide researchers with a new model for studying autism, social anxiety and schizophrenia. ...





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Will a carrot or a stick prompt purchase of more carrots?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Would a so-called Twinkie tax help curb obesity rates? Should shoppers who buy healthy goods earn rebates? A new study will seek to unravel the likely implications of legislative attempts to promote healthy ...


From terrorism to HIV, it's all about the network

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Similarities between webs of terrorists and networks of rescue personnel may seem unlikely. To an eclectic collaboration of engineers and social scientists, the connections are not only possible, but a potential ...


Computer scientists develop technique to improve helpfulness of user-generated online reviews

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Irish computer scientists have developed a system to improve the helpfulness of online customer reviews. In recognition of the quality of their work, the group received a distinguished paper award at the ...


New study explores role of sexual, social behaviors in seniors' well-being

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers and the general public have a new resource for information on the health and intimate relationships of older people, thanks to a new supplemental issue of The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological an ...


Rate of autism disorders climbs to 1 percent among 8-year-olds

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 10

Autism and related development disorders are becoming more common, with a prevalence rate approaching 1 percent among American 8-year-olds, according to new data from researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham ...


Disordered eating may affect 10 to 15 percent of women

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Several maladaptive eating behaviors, beyond anorexia, can affect women. Indeed, some 10 to 15 percent of women have maladaptive eating behaviours and attitudes according to new study from the Université de Montréal ...


Transplant guide highlights daily infection risks from factors like pets and food

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Keeping pets healthy can reduce infection risks for people who have received solid organ transplants and veterinarians should be seen as an integral part of the healthcare team. That's just one of the key pieces of advice ...


More Filipinos leave homes as volcano spills lava (AP)

More Filipinos leave homes as volcano spills lava

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Security forces in army trucks Friday sent about 3,000 residents outside the danger zone surrounding the smoldering Mayon volcano, which looked set for a major eruption after days of shooting ash ...


Want to live well? Harvard experts offer pragmatic pointers on getting healthy and staying there

Want to live well? Harvard experts offer pragmatic pointers on getting healthy and staying there

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (9) | comments 1

You are what you eat. You're also how you feel, how you exercise, how you sleep, how you handle money, how you relate to people, and what you value.


HP researchers try to tell you who your friends are

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most people have scores of contacts, scattered around their mobile phone, e-mail address book and multiple social networking sites. Scientists at Hewlett-Packard can tell you which of those contacts are your closest friends.



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